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ARGUMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



G. Miner. — As to loss hunting: 



33 per cent, of the seals shot witli the 

 shot-gnn are lost. — (United States Case, 

 Appendix, vol. ii, p. 46G.) 



As to proportion of females: 



A large majority of the seals killed in 

 the North Pacific are cows with pups, 

 and in Behring Sea cows with milk. — 

 (United States Case, Appendix, vol. ii, p. 

 466.) 



He asked me the average number of 

 seals destroyed. I replied, " Not more 

 than 10 per cent." In this I included 

 those that I know were killed and would 

 sink, and those that were badly wounded 

 and I thought would die afterwards. 



The actual number I see sink is much 

 smaller than that. Last year not more 

 than one of nine sank. Tliis year I got 

 384 skins, and 10 seals sank and were 

 lost. — (British Counter-Case, Appendix, 

 vol. ii, p. 97.) 



There is a majority of females as a rule, 

 both on the coast and in Behring Sea, 

 but this year our catch did not contain 

 more than 10 percent, of females, I think. 

 I took about 10 per cent, of females. — 

 (British Counter-Case, Appendix, vol. ii, 

 p. 97.) 



Charles Lutjens. — As to loss hunting: 



We get 80 per cent, of those we shoot. — 

 (United States Appendix, vol. ii, p. 458.) 



In my opinion, 5 per cent, will cover 

 the lost seals by sinking after being 



shot Of course a poor hunter 



will not do so well. — British Counter- 

 Case, Appendix, vol. ii, p. 122.) 



Frank Moreau. — As to loss hunting : 



We lose about 25 per cent, of those we 

 shoot. — (United States Case, Appendix, 

 vol. ii, p. 467.) 



As to proportion of females: 



90 per cent, of skins taken were cows, 

 and 75 per cent, of cows taken were with 

 pup. — (United States Case, Appendix, 

 vol. ii, p. 467.) 



The loss from sinkage through being 

 killed or mortally wounded would not be 

 greater than 8 per cent., which would 

 cover the whole loss. — (British Counter- 

 Case, Appendix, vol. ii, p. 135.) 



States that 80 per cent, are females, of 

 which 75 per cent, are in pup, and in 

 Behring Sea about the same percentage 

 in milk. — (British Counter-Case, Appen- 

 dix, vol. ii, p. 135.) 



James Carthcut. — As to loss hunting: 



I think on the average I got one out of 

 every three killed, but some of my hunt- 

 ers did not do as well. — (United States 

 Case, Appendix, vol. ii, p. 409.) 



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As to decrease of seals : 



Seals were not nearly so numerous in 

 1887 as they were in 1877. ... I do 

 not think it possible for seals to exist for 

 any length of time if the present slaughter 

 continues. — (United States Case, Appen- 

 dix, vol. ii, p. 409.) 



I never was out in a boat with a seal- 

 hunter, but have seen hunters killing 

 near the vessel, and know that hunters 

 do not lose many by sinking and a really 

 good hunter loses very few, not over 5 in 

 100. — (British Counter-Case, Appendix, 

 vol. ii, p. 138.) 



Always sealed along the coast and in 

 Behring Sea, and noticed no difference in 

 the number of seals from the first to the 

 last year. — (British Counter-Case, Appen- 

 dix, vol. ii, p. 138.) 



States that he first went sealing in 

 1883. — (British Counter-Case, Appendix, 

 vol. ii, p. 138.) 



